About the Athletic Training Degree
Become certified to prevent, evaluate, diagnose and rehabilitate injuries as an athletic trainer.
As a graduate student in pursing an athletic training degree at California University of Pennsylvania, you'll develop the knowledge and clinical skills required for a career as an athletic trainer. Cal U's Master's in Athletic Training Degree program takes a hands-on, multifaceted approach to preparing students for certification and a career in this fast-growing occupation while introducing student to special interest topics, such as cadaver dissection, complementary and alternative therapies, pediatrics, behavioral health, and leadership.
Athletic trainers are recognized healthcare professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventive care, emergency response and clinical examination and diagnosis of injuries, along with therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation services.
Athletic training is recognized as an allied healthcare profession by the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Gain clinical skills as you prepare for certification exams.
Students in Cal U's athletic training degree program develop clinical skills in areas such as complementary manual therapies, therapeutic interventions, and pediatric sports medicine. They complete two cadaver dissection courses, which provide a foundational understanding of human anatomy.
Courses for the second summer and fall semesters are taken both on-campus and online. All other courses are held on Cal U's main campus.
By 2022, anyone seeking national certification in athletic training will be required to enter a graduate-level degree. Students who complete Cal U's M.S. in Athletic Training will be eligible to sit for the national certification exam, the Board of Certification (BOC) exam, to obtain athletic training certification. A successful candidate then has the ability to obtain a medical license to practice as an athletic trainer.
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